soberize

English

Etymology

From sober +‎ -ize.

Verb

soberize (third-person singular simple present soberizes, present participle soberizing, simple past and past participle soberized)

(transitive, archaic) To make sober.
- 1748, [Samuel Richardson], “Letter CCII”, in Clarissa. Or, The History of a Young Lady: […], volumes (please specify |volume=I to VII), London: […] S[amuel] Richardson; […], →OCLC:
  [T]he instant I beheld her, I was soberized into awe and reverence […] .

Synonyms

sober

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